Preparations for festive season start to take shape as Autumn Book Culture Festival opens showcasing tens of thousands of new publications.
Hotel Estoril
Conversion of 70-year-old listed ‘Estado Novo’ building finally going ahead after decades of under-use; first phase to cost MOP 56 million, target completion in March 2024.
Government agrees to public request to save tree and shrine as hotel is demolished to make way for a new Central Library.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced on Thursday that the new Macao Central Library will be built on the plot of the former Hotel Estoril by Praça do Tap Seac.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced that the new Macao Central Library will be built in the land plot of the former Hotel Estoril in Tap Seac Square.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam announced on 3 June that the government had decided to open up public tender allowing local architects to present proposals for the Hotel Estoril revamp project which was originally awarded to Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. Tam admitted his decision was politically driven: “There are good architects […]
e-Research & Solutions (Macau) Co. Ltd Survey Director Angus Cheong Weng Hin said yesterday that based on two separate surveys conducted by his firm last year, 82.7 percent of the respondents supported the government’s plan to redevelop Hotel Estoril, but 81.5 percent were undecided about whether to preserve the building or not. Cheong announced the […]
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng insisted on Monday that Hotel Estoril’s mosaic was “inappropriate” for the building’s new role the government has in mind. The government announced in April its redevelopment plan for the former casino-hotel and its swimming pool, proposing to turn the former into a youth activities centre […]
